diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9530c3395..8298c1f19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ build
 /.cache
 .history/
 /.venv
+*.local*
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 58e01882d..bcbac31f1 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [platformio]
 default_envs = default
+extra_configs = platformio.local.ini
 
 [crosspoint]
 version = 1.0.0